Received in Blind Date with a Book from Serpent & Flame:

 

Secret of McKinley Mansion by K. Breene

North Woods

 

Title: North Woods

Author: Daniel Mason

Publisher: Books on Tape

 
ISBN: 9780593790519

 

Thoughts: A unique saga that follows a plot of land for generations.

Rating: 3/5

The Searcher

 

Title: The Searcher

Author: Tana French

Publisher: Viking

 
ISBN: 9780735224650

 

Thoughts: French excels at the slow burn mystery, and this first installment in her newest series is no exception, plus is filled with the atmosphere of the Irish countryside.

Rating: 4/5

Controller

 

Title: Controller

Author: Jesse Kellerman

Publisher: Amazon Original Stories

 
ISBN: 9781542041362

 

Thoughts: I had a visceral reaction to this story, but the ending left me confused.

Rating: 2/5

The Divorcees

 

Title: The Divorcees

Author: Rowan Beaird

Publisher: Flatiron Books

 
ISBN: 9781250896582

 

Thoughts: The premise interested me, but I found the story rather boring and the ending unneeded.

Rating: 2/5

People Person

 

Title: People Person

Author: Candice Carty-Williams

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

 
ISBN: 9781797100999

 

Thoughts: Very character-driven story of five half-siblings who start to become family after a strange incident.

Rating: 3/5

Stacking the Shelves: 3/31-4/13

Received from a library program:

 

Hunting Whitey: The Inside Story of the Capture & Killing of America's Most Wanted Crime Boss by Casey Sherman & Dave Wedge

 

I Am Not Alone by Francisco X. Stork

Back to You

 

Title: Back to You

Author: Lauren Dane

Publisher: Harlequin HQN

 
ISBN: 9780373779581

 

Thoughts: This book confused me because it was less steamy (but still steamy) than I feared from looking at the cover, but more importantly, it does not follow the typical romance formula.

Rating: 3/5

Happiness Falls

 

Title: Happiness Falls

Author: Angie Kim

Publisher: Random House Audio

 
ISBN: 9780593790427

 

Thoughts: Unique missing persons novel where the only witness is unable to tell what really happened.

Rating: 4/5

Good Night

 

Title: Good Night: Your Holistic Guide to the Best Sleep of Your Life

Author: Julia Blohberger & Roos Neeter

Publisher: Quirk Books

 
ISBN: 9781683693345

 

Thoughts: Guide for good sleeping that seemed to me rather biased.

Rating: 2/5

The Fortune Seller

 

Title: The Fortune Seller

Author: Rachel Kapelke-Dale

Publisher: St Martin's Press

 
ISBN: 9781250286130

 

Thoughts: Very atmospheric novel mixing dark academia with ruthless ambition.

Rating: 4/5

The Desert Prince

 

Title: The Desert Prince

Author: Peter V. Brett

Publisher: Del Rey

 
ISBN: 9781984817082

 

Thoughts: Very rich and well-built fantasy world with some unique aspects that make it stand out in the genre.

Rating: 4/5

Horse Girl

 

Title: Horse Girl: A Journey Home

Author: Susanna Newsonen

Publisher: Audible Audio

 
ISBN: n/a

 

Thoughts: Interesting memoir that discusses the author's life in terms of the horses she has had through the years, but the audio was echo-y.

Rating: 3/5